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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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